Dayanidhi Maran
Dayanidhi Murasoli Maran (born 5 December 1966) is an Indian politician and one of the prominent members of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. He was elected thrice as a Member of Parliament to Lok Sabha from Chennai Central constituency during the 2004 general elections, 2009 general elections & 2019 general elections.
Dayanidhi Maran | |
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Union Minister of Textiles Dayanidhi Maran addressing an Interactive Session of CII, in Mumbai in 2010 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | S. R. Vijayakumar |
| Constituency | Chennai Central |
| In office June 2004 – May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Murasoli Maran |
| Succeeded by | S. R. Vijayakumar |
| Constituency | Chennai Central |
| Minister of Communications and Information Technology | |
| In office 22 May 2004 – 16 May 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Arun Shourie |
| Succeeded by | A. Raja |
| Minister of Textiles | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 12 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Shankersinh Vaghela |
| Succeeded by | Anand Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1966 Kumbakonam, Thanjavur district , Madras State (now Tamil Nadu India) |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse | Priya Maran |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Website | www.dmaran.in |
As of 22 September, 2006 Source: | |
He is the son of former Union Minister Murasoli Maran and the grandnephew of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and former DMK president M. Karunanidhi. He is the younger brother of Indian billionaire Kalanithi Maran, the founder, chairman and of Sun Group. He is married to Priya, and has a daughter and a son.
Maran has wide exposure in the fields of media, television, cable technology, political economy and management and has been a delegate at many international seminars and conferences in various countries.